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Dutch middle-distance runner
Maureen Koster
Maureen Koster in 2016 |
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Born | (1992-07-03) 3 July 1992 (age 31)
Gouda,
Netherlands |
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Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
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Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
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Sport |
Athletics |
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Event(s) |
1500 m,
5000 m |
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Club | Phanos |
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Coached by | Bert Koster, Grete Koens |
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Maureen Koster (Dutch:
[mʌuˈreːn ˈkɔstər]; born 3 July 1992) is a
Dutch
middle-distance runner who competes in
track and
cross country running events. She won the bronze medal in the
3000 metres at the
2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships in
Prague.
[1]
She was born in
Gouda. Se represented her country at the
2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the
2013 World Championships in Athletics.
[2] She ran in the under-23 section at the
2013 and
2014 European Cross Country Championships, winning a team bronze on the first attempt and coming fifth individually in the latter edition.
[3]
[4] She also ran in 1500 m at the
2014 European Athletics Championships, but failed to make the final.
[5]
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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Representing the
Netherlands
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2009
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European Youth Olympic Festival
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Trabzon, Turkey
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9th
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1500 m
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4:30.45
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2010
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World Junior Championships
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Moncton, Canada
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21st (h)
|
1500 m
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4:22.08
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2011
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European Junior Championships
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Tallinn, Estonia
|
–
|
1500 m
|
DNF
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2013
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European U23 Championships
|
Tampere, Finland
|
4th (h)
|
1500 m
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4:15.001
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World Championships
|
Moscow, Russia
|
17th (sf)
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1500 m
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4:08.15
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2014
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European Championships
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Zürich, Switzerland
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17th (h)
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1500 m
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4:15.11
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2015
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European Indoor Championships
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Prague, Czech Republic
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2nd
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3000 m
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8:51.64
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World Championships
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Beijing, China
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9th (sf)
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1500 m
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4:10.95
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–
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5000 m
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DNF
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2016
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World Indoor Championships
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Portland, United States
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4th
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3000 m
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8:56.44
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Olympic Games
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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32nd (h)
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1500 m
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4:13.15
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2017
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European Indoor Championships
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Belgrade, Serbia
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4th
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3000 m
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8:48.99
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2018
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European Championships
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Berlin, Germany
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8th
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5000 m
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15:21.64
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2019
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European Indoor Championships
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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6th
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3000 m
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8:56.22
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World Championships
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Doha, Qatar
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–
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5000 m
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DNF
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2021
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European Indoor Championships
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Toruń, Poland
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8th (h)
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3000 m
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8:56.911
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2022
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World Championships
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Eugene, United States
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21st (h)
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5000 m
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15:18.17
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European Championships
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Munich, Germany
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4th
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5000 m
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15:03.29
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2023
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European Indoor Championships
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Istanbul, Turkey
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6th
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3000 m
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8:47.17
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World Championships
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Budapest, Hungary
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12th
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5000 m
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15:00.78
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1Did not finish in the final
Personal bests
Outdoor
Indoor
References
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